EP0270537B2 - Device located at the receiver end for actuation controlled from the transmitter end - Google Patents

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EP0270537B2
EP0270537B2 EP86904819A EP86904819A EP0270537B2 EP 0270537 B2 EP0270537 B2 EP 0270537B2 EP 86904819 A EP86904819 A EP 86904819A EP 86904819 A EP86904819 A EP 86904819A EP 0270537 B2 EP0270537 B2 EP 0270537B2
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/76—Television signal recording
    • H04N5/78—Television signal recording using magnetic recording
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    • H04N7/00—Television systems
    • H04N7/08—Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band, e.g. by time division
    • H04N7/087—Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band, e.g. by time division with signal insertion during the vertical blanking interval only
    • H04N7/088—Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band, e.g. by time division with signal insertion during the vertical blanking interval only the inserted signal being digital
    • H04N7/0887—Systems for the simultaneous or sequential transmission of more than one television signal, e.g. additional information signals, the signals occupying wholly or partially the same frequency band, e.g. by time division with signal insertion during the vertical blanking interval only the inserted signal being digital for the transmission of programme or channel identifying signals

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  • the invention relates to a receiver-side device for the transmitter-side controlled actuation of a receiver-side device by means of a characteristic signal that transmitted during the entire duration of a transmission contribution and characterizes this transmission contribution, with operation of the device in a predetermined operating mode not started by the identification signal.
  • a characteristic signal that transmitted during the entire duration of a transmission contribution and characterizes this transmission contribution, with operation of the device in a predetermined operating mode not started by the identification signal.
  • Such a device is used, for example, to enable correct recording of the transmission contribution characterized by the relevant identification signal.
  • the identification signal is transmitted as additional information to the sound and / or video signal, for example via a so-called subcarrier, a so-called data line in the video signal or the like.
  • EP-A3-0 118 104 a device of the type mentioned is known.
  • the operation of the device in a predetermined operating mode which is not disclosed and started by an identification signal, consists in the fact that a comparison operating mode for comparing the transmitted identification signal data with the data of the program requests is started with the aid of a timer.
  • the predetermined operating mode - that is, the further comparison - is no longer continued but ended.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a device by which an operation adapted to the transmission contribution of the receiver-side device in the predetermined operating mode is made possible in a simple manner for the user even if this operating mode was not started by the identification signal.
  • the device according to the invention has the advantage that the receiver-side device essentially remains in the predetermined operating mode only as long as the transmission contribution received at the time of activating the device continues.
  • the video recorder (VCR) 9 shown in the figure each has a button (not shown) for recording mode ("recording button") and for so-called “quick start”.
  • recording button for recording mode
  • quick start button for so-called "quick start”.
  • the video recorder 9 is permanently put into the recording mode, while when the quick start button is pressed it is put into the recording mode for a time period which can be set, for example, in 30-minute steps.
  • a contact 1 or 2 is closed at the same time, as a result of which a positive voltage + is applied to a differentiator 3 consisting of a capacitor and a resistor connected to ground.
  • the pulse generated by the differentiator 3 opens a gate 4 for a short time for a video signal present at the input of a line selector 5.
  • the line selector 5 selects the sixteenth line of the video signal, the so-called data line, in which a characteristic signal characterizing a transmission contribution - also called a video program system or VPS signal - is transmitted.
  • Data contained in this identification signal are stored in a memory 6. It is not necessary to read all the data contained in the identification signal into the memory. For example, the data characterizing the received broadcaster or the associated home country of the transmitter can be disregarded, provided that no changes are made to the frequency tuning of the video recorder 9 during the recording operation.
  • the characteristic signal that characterizes it does not change during the entire duration of the broadcast.
  • the data contained in the identification signal or the data contained in the identification signal required in the sense described above are fed to an input A of a comparator stage 7.
  • the data stored in the memory 6 are present at another input B of the comparator stage 7.
  • the comparison stage 8 switches through, which keeps the video recorder in recording mode. It can be provided that the switching stage 8 can only be operated if it was previously activated in a manner not shown in the figure, for example, is applied to a supply voltage via a switch.
  • the comparison of the data present at inputs A and B of comparator stage 7 is negative.
  • the comparator stage 7 therefore desirably switches off the recording operation via the switching stage 8, possibly also the video recorder as a whole.

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Abstract

Device located at the receiver end for controlling the actuation of a receiver apparatus from the transmitter end, which uses an identification signal that characterizes a transmission and is transmitted throughout the duration of the transmission. When the apparatus starts to operate independently of the identification signal, or when the device is actuated at the commencement of the transmission or during the latter, means provided at the receiving end control the continued operation of the apparatus in a specific operating mode with the aid of the identification signal. The receiving apparatus can be a broadcast receiving apparatus, especially a television or radio receiving set, an audio or video recorder.

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Die Erfindung betrifft eine empfängerseitige Einrichtung zum senderseitig gesteuerten Betätigen eines empfängerseitigen Gerätes mittels eines während der gesamten Dauer eines Sendebeitrages übertragenen, diesen Sendebeitrag charakterisierenden Kennsignals, mit nicht durch das Kennsignal gestartetem Betrieb des Gerätes in einer vorbestimmten Betriebsart. Eine derartige Einrichtung dient beispielsweise dazu, ein korrektes Aufzeichnen des durch das betreffende Kennsignal charakterisierten Sendebeitrages zu ermöglichen. Das Kennsignal wird als zusätzliche Information zum Ton- und/oder Videosignal übertragen, etwa über einen sogenannten Hilfsträger, eine sogenannte Datenzeile im Videosignal oder dergleichen.The invention relates to a receiver-side device for the transmitter-side controlled actuation of a receiver-side device by means of a characteristic signal that transmitted during the entire duration of a transmission contribution and characterizes this transmission contribution, with operation of the device in a predetermined operating mode not started by the identification signal. Such a device is used, for example, to enable correct recording of the transmission contribution characterized by the relevant identification signal. The identification signal is transmitted as additional information to the sound and / or video signal, for example via a so-called subcarrier, a so-called data line in the video signal or the like.

Aus der EP-A3-0 118 104 ist eine Einrichtung der eingangs genannten Art bekannt. Der dort offenbarte, nicht durch ein Kennsignal gestartete Betrieb des Gerätes in einer vorbestimmten Betriebsart besteht darin, daß mit Hilfe einer Zeitschaltuhr zu einem vorgebbaren Zeitpunkt eine Vergleichsbetriebsart zum Vergleichen der übertragenen Kennsignaldaten mit den Daten der Programmwünsche gestartet wird. Sobald beim Vergleichen das dem betreffenden Programmwunsch entsprechende Kennsignal erkannt wird, wird die vorbestimmte Betriebsart - also das weitere Vergleichen - nicht mehr fortgesetzt, sondern beendet.From EP-A3-0 118 104 a device of the type mentioned is known. The operation of the device in a predetermined operating mode, which is not disclosed and started by an identification signal, consists in the fact that a comparison operating mode for comparing the transmitted identification signal data with the data of the program requests is started with the aid of a timer. As soon as the identification signal corresponding to the relevant program request is recognized during the comparison, the predetermined operating mode - that is, the further comparison - is no longer continued but ended.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Einrichtung zu schaffen, durch die auf für den Benutzer einfache Weise ein dem Sendebeitrag angepaßter Betrieb des empfängerseitigen Gerätes in der vorbestimmten Betriebsart auch dann ermöglicht wird, wenn diese Betriebsart nicht durch das Kennsignal gestartet wurde.The invention has for its object to provide a device by which an operation adapted to the transmission contribution of the receiver-side device in the predetermined operating mode is made possible in a simple manner for the user even if this operating mode was not started by the identification signal.

Diese Aufgabe wird erfindungsgemäß durch die in Anspruch 1 angegebenen Merkmale gelöst. Weiterbildungen der Erfindung ergeben sich aus den Unteransprüchen.This object is achieved by the features specified in claim 1. Further developments of the invention result from the subclaims.

Die erfindungsgemäße Einrichtung bietet den Vorteil, daß das empfängerseitige Gerät im wesentlichen nur noch genau so lange in der vorbestimmten Betriebsart verbleibt, wie der zum Zeitpunkt des Aktivierens der Einrichtung gerade empfangene Sendebeitrag noch andauert.The device according to the invention has the advantage that the receiver-side device essentially remains in the predetermined operating mode only as long as the transmission contribution received at the time of activating the device continues.

Daraus kann sich vorteilhaft eine Senkung des Verbrauchs an elektrischer Energie, im Falle von Aufzeichnungsgeräten auch insbesondere eine Verringerung der Abnutzung bewegter Teile und/ oder eine bessere Ausnutzung von Aufzeichnungsträgern, beispielsweise Ton- oder Videobändern, -Cassetten, -Disketten oder dergleichen ergeben.This can advantageously result in a reduction in the consumption of electrical energy, in the case of recording devices also in particular a reduction in the wear of moving parts and / or a better utilization of recording media, for example audio or video tapes, cassettes, disks or the like.

Weitere Vorteile, Merkmale und Einzelheiten der Erfindung ergeben sich aus der nachfolgenden Beschreibung eines Ausführungsbeispiels anhand der Figur, in der ein senderseitig gesteuertes Betätigen eines Videorecorders durch die erfindungsgemäße Einrichtung dargestellt ist.Further advantages, features and details of the invention result from the following description of an exemplary embodiment with reference to the figure, in which a transmitter-controlled actuation of a video recorder is shown by the device according to the invention.

Der in der Figur gezeigte Videorecorder (VCR) 9 weist je eine nicht näher dargestellte Taste für Aufnahmebetrieb ("Aufnahmetaste") und für sogenannten "Quick-Start" auf. Bei Betätigen der Aufnahmetaste wird der Videorecorder 9 auf Dauer in den Aufzeichnungsbetrieb versetzt, während er bei Betätigen der Quick-Start-Taste für eine beispielsweise in 30-Minuten-Schritten einstellbare Zeitdauer in den Aufzeichnungsbetrieb versetzt wird.The video recorder (VCR) 9 shown in the figure each has a button (not shown) for recording mode ("recording button") and for so-called "quick start". When the record button is pressed, the video recorder 9 is permanently put into the recording mode, while when the quick start button is pressed it is put into the recording mode for a time period which can be set, for example, in 30-minute steps.

Bei Betätigen der Aufnahme- oder der Quick-Start-Taste wird zugleich ein Kontakt 1 bzw. 2 geschlossen, wodurch an ein aus einem Kondensator und einem an Masse anliegenden Widerstand bestehendes Differenzierglied 3 eine positive Spannung + angelegt wird. Der dabei über das Differenzierglied 3 erzeugte Impuls öffnet für eine kurze Zeit ein Tor 4 für ein am Eingang eines Zeilenselektors 5 anliegendes Videosignal. Der Zeilenselektor 5 selektiert die sechzehnte Zeile des Videosignals, die sogenannte Datenzeile, in der ein einen Sendebeitrag charakterisierendes Kennsignal - auch Video-Programm-System- oder VPS-Signal genannt - übertragen wird.When the pick-up or the quick start button is pressed, a contact 1 or 2 is closed at the same time, as a result of which a positive voltage + is applied to a differentiator 3 consisting of a capacitor and a resistor connected to ground. The pulse generated by the differentiator 3 opens a gate 4 for a short time for a video signal present at the input of a line selector 5. The line selector 5 selects the sixteenth line of the video signal, the so-called data line, in which a characteristic signal characterizing a transmission contribution - also called a video program system or VPS signal - is transmitted.

In diesem Kennsignal enthaltene Daten werden in einem Speicher 6 abgelegt. Dabei brauchen nicht notwendig alle in dem Kennsignal enthaltene Daten in den Speicher eingelesen zu werden. Beispielsweise können die die empfangene Sendeanstalt oder das zugehörige Heimatland des Senders charakterisierenden Daten unberücksichtigt bleiben, sofern an der Frequenzabstimmung des Videorecorders 9 während des Aufzeichnungsbetriebs keine Veränderungen vorgenommen werden.Data contained in this identification signal are stored in a memory 6. It is not necessary to read all the data contained in the identification signal into the memory. For example, the data characterizing the received broadcaster or the associated home country of the transmitter can be disregarded, provided that no changes are made to the frequency tuning of the video recorder 9 during the recording operation.

Während der gesamten Dauer des betreffenden Sendebeitrages ändert sich das ihn charakterisierende Kennsignal nicht. Die in dem Kennsignal enthaltenen Daten oder die im oben geschilderten Sinne erforderlichen, in dem Kennsignal enthaltenen Daten werden einem Eingang A einer Vergleicherstufe 7 zugeführt. An einem anderen Eingang B der Vergleicherstufe 7 liegen die in dem Speicher 6 abgespeicherten Daten an.The characteristic signal that characterizes it does not change during the entire duration of the broadcast. The data contained in the identification signal or the data contained in the identification signal required in the sense described above are fed to an input A of a comparator stage 7. The data stored in the memory 6 are present at another input B of the comparator stage 7.

Solange die an den beiden Eingängen A und B anliegenden Informationen gleich sind bzw. im oben erläuterten Sinnebei den im vorliegenden Fall interessierenden Daten gleich sind, schaltet die Vergleichsstufe 8 durch, die den Videorecorder im Aufzeichnungsbetrieb hält. Es kann vorgesehen sein, daß die Schaltstufe 8 nur dann betrieben werden kann, wenn sie zuvor auf in der Figur nicht näher dargestellte Weise aktiviert wurde, beispielsweise über einen Schalter an eine Versorgungsspannung angelegt ist.As long as the information present at the two inputs A and B is the same or, in the sense explained above, is the same for the data of interest in the present case, the comparison stage 8 switches through, which keeps the video recorder in recording mode. It can be provided that the switching stage 8 can only be operated if it was previously activated in a manner not shown in the figure, for example, is applied to a supply voltage via a switch.

Sobald sich das Kennsignal - bei seinen hier interessierenden Daten - ändert, weil beispielsweise die Sendung beendet oder unterbrochen oder der Sender gestört ist, fällt der Vergleich der an den Eingängen A und B der Vergleicherstufe 7 anliegenden Daten negativ aus. Die Vergleicherstufe 7 schaltet daher in erwünschter Weise den Aufzeichnungsbetrieb über die Schaltstufe 8, gegebenenfalls auch den Videorecorder insgesamt ab.As soon as the identification signal changes - in the case of the data of interest here - because, for example, the program ends or is interrupted or the transmitter is disturbed, the comparison of the data present at inputs A and B of comparator stage 7 is negative. The comparator stage 7 therefore desirably switches off the recording operation via the switching stage 8, possibly also the video recorder as a whole.

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  1. An arrangement at the receiver end for transmitter end controlled actuation of a receiver end device with the aid of an identification signal transmitted during the whole duration of a transmission and characterising this transmission, with operation of the device in a predetermined mode of operation, which is not started by the identification signal, characterised in that with activation of the arrangement at the beginning of or during the transmission, which does not take place through the dentification signal, means provided at the receiver end maintain the further operation of the device, which takes place in the predetermined mode of operation, controlled by the identification signal, said arrangement including
    a) a memory (6) in which data characterising the transmission is automatically stored, said data being contained in the identification signal during activation of the arrangement, and
    b) a comparator (7) which compares the stored data with the corresponding data of the identification signal and during the whole duration of coincidence of the stored data with the corresponding data of the identification signal effects operation of device in the predetermined mode of operation when the arrangement has been activated.
  2. An arrangement according to claim 1, characterised in that the data characterising the transmission is read continuously anew into the memory (6) until the arrangement is activated and then the data last read in remains in the memory.
  3. An arrangement according claim 1 or 2 characterised in that it only leaves the receiver end device in the predetermined mode of operation as long as the stored data coincide with the corresponding data of the identification signal.
  4. An arrangement according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterised in that it stops the operation of the receiver end device, if the stored data no longer coincide with the corresponding data of the identification signal over a predetermined period of time.
  5. An arrangement according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that it interrupts the operation of the receiver end device, if a predetermined code signal identifying an interruption at the transmitter end is transmitted, and that it thereafter again effects the operation of the device at the receiver end in the same mode of operation when the stored data again coinciae with the corresponding data of the identification signal characterising the transmission.
  6. An arrangement according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that a switch (contacts 1 or 2) is provided which activates the arrangement with its actuation.
  7. An arrangement according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the device at the receiver end is a recording device, more particularly an audio or a video recorder (VCR), and the predetermined mode of operation is the recording mode.
  8. An arrangement according to claim 7, characterised in that a switch is provided for rapid introduction of the recording mode (Quick-Start switch), on actuation of which the arrangement is immediately activated.
  9. An arrangement according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterised in that the receiver end device is a broadcast-receiving device, more particularly a radio or television receiving device, and the predetermined mode of operation is the reproduction mode of the device.
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